Przewalski's gerbil, also called Przewalski's jird (Brachiones przewalskii), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. According to its Wikipedia article it is the only species in the genus Brachiones, and it is found only in China. Its classification in the superfamily Muroidea follows the Mammal Species of the World reference by Musser and Carleton, which the article lists. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility name record lists Brachiones przewalskii as an accepted species of the order Rodentia described in 1889, and its linked IUCN Red List assessment is Least Concern, the lowest category of concern.
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is found only in China.
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1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF IUCN Red List category record for Przewalski's gerbil
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is found only in China.
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
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